Welcome

This week we were excited to launch our new FAQ App. It's a great way to find answers and ask us questions online. Read more in Kirsten's blog post. We're also still busy planning for the 2016 CPS Elections which are taking place in May.

As always, if you have any feedback or questions for us please do get in touch.

Monthly Downloads for April 2016

Your views needed: Hepatitis C Service Survey
We continue to work with our NHS partners to improve the Community Pharmacy Hepatitis C service to ensure access to directly acting antivirals through community pharmacy can remain in place. We have been asked to detail and quantify the issues experienced by contractors and their teams while delivering this service. It would be great if you could please complete this quick survey to help all parties understand the challenges the service presents. For any questions on the survey, please contact mark.feeney@cps.scot.

PCR 11
PCR version 11 is now available with improved functionality. New features include more detailed reports showing CMS registrations with or without initial assessment complete as well as MAS registered patient totals. Please refer to PCR version 11 user guide and what's new guide for more information.

FAQ App
We launched our interactive FAQ App on the 5th of April. The aim is to help members find answers to commonly asked questions. If you can't find an answer you can submit new questions directly to us using the 'Ask CPS' tab. Answers will then be published and searchable for all. A link to the App can be found on our homepage or you can save the URL faqs.cps.scot to your bookmarks. For any questions or feedback on the App please email kirsten.crawford@cps.scot.

Stoma Fees Change
In line with the quarterly review of stoma activity there will be a reduction of stoma activity there will be a reduction of stoma fees of 2.82%. The new fee rates from April - June are shown below.

CPS Member Contribution
As a result of prudent management of finances, member contribution to CPS will not be taken for the dispensing month of February (paid at the end of April).

New FAQ App
Have you tried our new FAQ App yet? If you can't find an answer to your question simply select the 'Ask CPS' button. Read more in our blog post...

New Survey: CPS Wallchart
We're looking for your views on the CPS Wallchart. Have you got a minute spare to give us your feedback?

Scottish Pharmacist Magazine

The latest edition (Volume 8, Issue 2) of the Scottish Pharmacist Magazine is available to download.

Drug Tariff

All details correct at time of publication (11/4/2016). Please check our website for the latest information.

Best Wishes
Michael

Michael Oswald
Head of Pharmacy Services
42 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3NH

Tel: 0131 466 3540 | Fax: 0131 467 7767
michael.oswald@cps.scot | @cps_Michael